Cuba News

Out of work and willing to relocate? McDonald's is advertising for an assistant manager for its sole franchise in Cuba - serving up burgers and fries that sometimes feed detainees at the prison camps at Guantanamo Bay.

Cuba's state-run economy has been in crisis mode for years, but it's facing some especially sobering arithmetic now.

When a dozen Cuban bloggers wanted to stage a protest last month, they simultaneously tweeted, texted and posted messages like ``Freedom.'' One later used a blond wig to sneak into a government building and complain against censorship of the Internet.

The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Monday decrying attacks on three Cuban bloggers, including one who has gained international attention for her searing observations about life on the communist island.

Spaghetti Supper and Bake Sale 08:00 AM Ellsworth American Legion building The Ellsworth County Medical Center Auxiliary celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Spaghetti Super and Bake Sale.

Several new tour operators, including Canadian WestJet and Finnish Finair, will start bringing clients to eastern Cuba's Holguin tourist resort through the Frank Pas International Airport in the province.

For such a poor country...Cuba certainly has a lot of Meals. Sancti Spiritus Roosters defeated national Cuban champions Habana Cowboys 4-2 in a marathon game that lasted 16 innings, signed by an unheard-of call that could change the basis of umpires work in Cuban baseball.

Havana, Nov 6 The Camilo Cienfuegos International Voluntary Work Brigade demanded the release of the five Cuban anti-terrorists unfairly held in US jails.

Nueva Gerona, Nov 4 The marble complex in the Isle of Youth is the only one among the four exsisting in Cuba to export its production to the international market, reported AIN .

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Cuba here on Saturday signed an agreement for the establishment of a joint commission for the promotion of cooperation in economic, commercial, technical, scientific and other related fields between the two countries.

A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for Grand Cayman Island as Ida gains strength over Caribbean waters.

St Petersburg News.Net Thursday 5th November, 2009 Russian and Cuban governments have signed four agreements for oil exploration and production on the Caribbean island, official media reported.

A senior Vatican official said Friday he has asked Cuba's government to allow the Roman Catholic Church more access to mass media, saying Cubans are a religious people and should be given broadcast access to their pastors.

HAVANA a " Cuba has cut two staple foods from the monthly ration books that most islanders depend on, edging closer to a risky full elimination of the decades-old subsidies.Potatoes and peas were dropped from the list of rationed foods this week, meaning Cubans can buy as much of the products as they want a " as long as they are willing to pay as ...

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In Havana on Wednesday, Cuban and Russian officials signed four international economic association contracts for hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation in discoveries that might be made north of the central and western part of the country.

A panel at the University of Michigan Law School is probing the future of U.S. security as the clock ticks down for the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba.

COLUMBIA - A recent cable news report that Guantanamo Bay detainees could be sent to South Carolina has provoked a roiling political debate, even though the concept of the transfer isn't new and doesn't appear imminent.

Cuba de Ayer is the wonderful creation of Jessica Rodriguez, who thought so highly of her mother-in-law's home-style Cuban cooking that she decided to open a restaurant.